By Tony Bates, Online Learning and Distance Education Resources
In this post I argue that you need to think about what kinds of goals could best be achieved in an online course, rather than just doing the same as in a classroom course. This is the seventh in a series of 10 posts on designing quality online courses. The nine steps are aimed mainly at instructors who are new to online learning, or have tried online learning without much help or success. The first six posts (which should be read before this post) are:
- Nine steps to quality online learning: introduction
- Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 1: Decide how you want to teach online
- Nine steps to quality online-learning: Step 2: Decide on what kind of online course
- Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 3: Work in a Team
- Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 4: Build on existing resources
- Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 5: Master the technology